As a work at home mum, do you make an effort to divide your life as an individual and as a home business owner? Do you have a separate personality for your work from home job or business and your personal life? As you seek success in both areas of your life, don't you believe the unique qualities that you exercise in your personal life are just as pertinent in your professional outcomes? What if you translated your assets between both areas, and applied yourself with authenticity through... Read More

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Most mums ask themselves whether they can and perhaps should work at home. These questions arise with a need to be more present for their family, to raise their young kids at home, to do school pick-ups and drop-offs… and to make an income! 

First, I need to explain something. Work from home opportunities belong in 2 groups: the work from home jobs and home businesses. With a work from home job, you still work for somebody else. Your employer is allowing you to work from home (... Read More

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An important component of goal setting is planning for obstacles. You might be clear on what you want to achieve and how to get there, but have you planned for obstacles and sacrifices? Will you be tempted to go back when it gets too hard or uncomfortable? Will you go back when you have decided that you just can't win? It can be a challenge to become a work at home mum or establish a work from home business, especially if this situation is different from your past experiences. The truth is, w... Read More

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You may have heard of the power of positive thinking, but maybe are not convinced enough to try it for yourself. I will explain here the 'mechanics' of positive thinking and how it affects emotions, and in turn behaviours, because for those of us work at home mums with an analytical mind, it sometimes helps to understand a process first before we believe in its power and apply related strategies effectively! 

An important part of our brain to discuss here is the limbic system, wh... Read More

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Women are renowned to be great multi-taskers. Work at home mums are undeniably one of the groups of mums who need this skill the most. I've written quite a few times about schedules and separating 'work time' and 'mum time'. However, it is at times impossible to separate those roles, and while multi-tasting a lot I've recently realised that I hardly give myself fully to one task at any given time. If my body, behaviours and thoughts are busy doing something, my mind is often active about a fe... Read More

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